.. After 4 years of shooting with a D50 I would not hesitate to spend $150.
Most of the 4 years has been here in SE Asia.
Just recently up graded to a mint D300, D50 is now back up.
When out shooting wild monkeys around my place the D50 has a 70-300VR
Nikkor lens on board.
D300 has a 17-55 2.8 Nikkor mounted and at times a 10-20 Sigma.
All fit nicely into a Think Tank Belt System...................;-)
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Jon in Thailand